Lt. Col., Med. Corps, Comdg. Officer Base Hosp. 85; of Pitt County; son of J. J. and Eliza O’Hagan Laughinghouse. Husband of Carrie Dail Laughinghouse. Entered service January, 1918, at Greenville. Sent to Ft. Oglethorpe, Ga. Transferred to Camp Forrest. Transferred from there to Ft. Sam Houston, then to Ft. Sill, Okla. Sailed for France Sept. 8, 1918. Promoted to rank of Lt. Col. August, 1918; Comdg. Officer Base Hospital 85. Organized and trained at Ft. Sill and from there overseas. Stationed at Paris from Sept., 1918, to Jan., 1919. Then transferred to Angier and took over Base Hospital No. 28. Mustered out at Camp Dix, N. J., Feb. 22, 1919.